by Public Relations | Oct 3, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Sixteen members of the Canisius College Class of 2011 have committed to a year of post-graduate service work. The students will dedicate the next year to living simply, working for social justice and serving those who live on the margins of society, with such organizations as the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, AmeriCorps, the Mercy Volunteer Corps and Brethren Volunteer Corps. The 16 Canisius alumni are:
- Phylicia Brown, AmeriCorps ABLE (Western New York)
- Emily Doscher, AmeriCorps (Texas)
- Jonathan Montero, AmeriCorp (Texas)
- Molly Evans, AmeriCorps (Pennsylvania)
- Alyssa Harpst, Erie Benedictine Community (Pennsylvania)
- Carrie Parsons, Erie Benedictine Community (Pennsylvania)
- Michelle Ip, Jesuit Volunteer Corps – Northwest
- Michael Knott, AmeriCorps Vista (Western New York)
- Patrick McMahon, Jesuit Volunteer Corps (Northwest)
- Brit Meli, Mercy Volunteer Corps (Detroit, MI)
- Dylan Menguy, Brethren Volunteer Corps
- Andrea Nugent, Maggie’s Place (Arizona)
- T.J. Rogers, Jesuit Volunteer Corps (Detroit, MI)
- Marie Schuster, Brethren Volunteer Corps (Germany)
- Kaimeesa Stevenson, Mercy Volunteer Corps
- Amber Villacrusis, Jesuit Volunteer Corps (New York City)
Submitted by: Public Relations
by Public Relations | Oct 3, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Dagmar Freitag, member of the German Parliament, will deliver a lecture/presentation entitled “21 Years After Unification” today (October 3) at 4 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Her presentation will address the political and economic developments in the Federal Republic of Germany in the years following the removal of the Berlin Wall which unified East and West Germany. This lecture is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs and the William H. Fitzpatrick Institute of Public Affairs and Leadership.
To read more about this event, click here.
Submitted by: Kathy Lynn Peter, executive associate, academic affairs
by Public Relations | Oct 3, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Matthew Isner, adjunct professor of fine arts, will present a lecture entitled “Magic in the Social Sphere: The Amuletic Image in Early Byzantium” today (October 3) at noon in the Regis Room. This event is free and open to the public.
Isner will speak on the images found on amulets in Early Byzantium which not only fulfilled their purported magico-medicinal purposes but also functioned in the realms of social politics and reputation building. It is this social function of the amuletic image that may have had even greater impact on early Christian communities.
Submitted by: Justine Price, PhD, program director/art history, fine arts
by Public Relations | Oct 3, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Award-winning fiction writer Stewart O’Nan will visit Canisius on Thursday (October 6) at 7:30 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. He will read from his works which will be followed by an audience question and answer period. Seating is limited. The event is free and open to the public, and will conclude with a reception and book-signing.
O’Nan is the author of 12 novels, including Snow Angels, A Prayer for the Dying, Songs for the Missing, Last Night at the Lobster, and, most recently, Emily, Alone. O’Nan also wrote two works of nonfiction, The Circus Fire and Faithful (with Stephen King). In 2010, Granta named him one of the 20 Best Young American Novelists.
For more detailed information on O’Nan including a list of interviews, video resources and reviews, click here.
Submitted by: Public Relations
by Public Relations | Oct 3, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Mark Castner, director of the Braun-Ruddick Seismograph Station, will represent Canisius on Saturday, (October 8) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the annual Earth Science Day at the Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor Education Center. The event is run by the Hamburg Natural History Society.
At this unique event, visitors will have the opportunity to view a drill rig up close and in action during a coring demonstration, talk to geologists and earth scientists about what they do, and ask questions of knowledgeable professionals about drilling in the Marcellus shale. Visitors can also learn more about earthquakes and see a seismograph in operation, learn about fossils, view the sun and solar flares through special telescopes, and collect and keep all the fossils they find.
This event is free and open to the public, and will be held rain or shine. Fossil collecting will be held on the same site, and is free for members of the Hamburg Natural History Society, $7 for non-member adults, and $6 for non-member children. Free parking onsite is available and most of the exhibits are sheltered. Further information is available at www.penndixie.org.
Submitted by: Mark Castner, director, Braun-Ruddick Seismograph Station
